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C. L. DOWNBS. Pencil-Oase.

No; 225,214. 2 Patented lvl-af. 9,1880.

ILPETERS. PHOT0-UYHOGRAFDE1 WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. DOWNES, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,214, dated March 9, 1880 Application led J une 4, 18.78.

ot' Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and. State of New Jersey, have invented a new and' valuable Improvement in Pencil-Cases; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon. A

Figure l is a front view of the charm as it appears when the pencil-case is retracted. Fig. 2 is an edge View.v Fig. 3 is an enlarged View, partly in section, showing the pencilcase extended.

This invention relates to pencil-case charms wherein the well-known extensible or telescopic pencil-cases are used.

My invention consists in lining the interior of the charm (sea-bean) with a tube which serves as a guide for the outer barrel of the pencil-case, in combination with a tubular extension of the pencil-case, which is riveted to the said charm, as will be hereinafter explained.

A designates the charm, which may be a seabean or othersuitable object. This charm A is bored nearly through, as at a, to form a receptacle for a tube or lining, b, the lower end of which is contracted at c c.

A smaller hole, c', is bored from the bottom of hole a entirely through the charm A, and the outer end of this latter hole is countersunk.

B designates the barrel, and C the tube, which form the pencil-case proper, and d is a ring used in extending the case.

The tube C has a helical slot, e, in which is received a pin, f, that plays in the stationary slotted portion of an interior tube in the same manner as described in the schedule annexed to Letters Patent numbered 123,485, and dated February 6, 1872.

The cylindrical collar g is soldered to the contracted part c of tube b, and the short tubular part D, through which the lstem of the pencil-nib 7L passes, extends through the hole c', and its end is spread out, forming a rivet which securely holds the pencil-case in the charm A.

The parts C D b may be made of a cheap metal, as they are inclosed by the charm A.

The part D, which I denominate a rivet,77 is made of soft metal, and it should be sufficiently thin to allow of its being easily spread out into the countersink y formed in the charm A, as above stated.

I do not claim the extensible or telescopic pencil-case which I have shown.

I claim as my invention- In combination with the extensible pencilcase, the charm A, lining-tube b, collar g, fixed to tube b, and the tubular portion D, riveted to the charm A, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the above Ihave hereto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. DOWNES.

Witnesses:

G. S. CLARK, J. M. CLARK., 

